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Having problems with your Pentax Optio M50 Digital Camera ?

My Pentax Optio M50 turns on but the screen remains black. the lens extend and even all the other impt nfo appears on the LCD screen but no image of the picture I intend to take at all. On playback, I can view all the previous pictures I took. When I try to take a picture and playback, all I get is black... Please help...

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